intic. _A. Richard_.

[136] Of one species of tulsi (_Babooi-tulsi_) the seeds, if steeped in
water, swell into a pleasant jelly, which is used by the Natives in
cases of catarrh, dysentry, chronic diarrhoea &c. and is very nourishing
and demulcent--_Voigt_.

[137] This list is framed from such as were actually grown by the author
between 1837 and the present year, from seed received chiefly through
the kindness of Captain Kirke.

[138] The native market gardens sell Madras roses at the rate of
thirteen young plants for the rupee. Mrs. Gore tells us that in London
the most esteemed kinds of old roses are usually sold by nurserymen at
fifty shillings a hundred the first French and other varieties seldom
exceed half a guinea a piece.

[139] I may add to Mr. Speede's list of Roses the _Banksian Rose_. The
flowers are yellow, in clusters, and scentless. Mrs. Gore says it was
imported into England from the Calcutta Botanical Garden, it is called
_Wong moue heong_. There is another rose also called the _Banksian Rose_
extremely small, very double, white, expanding from March till May,
highly scented with violets. The _Rosa Brownii_ was brought from Nepaul
by Dr. Wallich. A very sweet rose has been brought into Bengal from
England. It is called _Rosa Peeliana_ after the original importer Sir
Lawrence Peel. It is a hybrid. I believe it is a tea scented rose and is
probably a cross between one of that sort and a common China rose, but
this is mere conjecture. The varieties of the tea rose are now
cultivated by Indian malees with great success. They sell at the price
of from eight annas to a rupee each. A variety of the Bengal yellow
rose, is now comparatively common. It fetches from one to three rupees,
each root. It is known to the native gardeners by the English name of
"_Yellow Rose_". Amongst the flowers introduced here since Mr. Speede's
book appeared, is the beautiful blue heliotrope which the natives call
_kala heliotrope_.

[140]
He gains all points who pleasingly confounds,
Surprizes, varies, and conceals the bounds.

[141] The following is the passage alluded to by Todd

A pleasant grove
With chant of tuneful birds resounding loud,
Thither he bent his way, determined there
To rest at noon, and entered soon the shade,
High roofed, and walks beneath and alleys brown,
That opened in the midst a woody scene,
Nature's own work it seemed (nature taught